Soviet Union women's national basketball team
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The Soviet Union women's national basketball team was the women's basketball
side that represented the Soviet Union
in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
side that represented the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
Olympic history
| Year | Games | Result |
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| 1976 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and... |
Montreal Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games... |
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| 1980 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament... |
Moscow Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium.... |
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| 1984 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984... |
Los Angeles Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:... |
Boycotted |
| 1988 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics... |
Seoul Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in... |
World Championship history
- 19531953 FIBA World Championship for Women- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
: Did not qualify - 19571957 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by Brazil on October 13–26, 1957. USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 51-48 in the final.-Competing nations:FIBA Americas FIBA Oceania...
: 2nd - 19591959 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1959 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the USSR from 1959. The Soviet Union won the tournament.-Results:Every squad played against each other once, determining the final standings.-References:**...
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Champion - 19641964 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted in Peru from 1964. The Soviet Union won the tournament.- Final standings :-References:*...
: Champion - 19671967 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Czechoslovakia from 1967. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Korea 83-50 in the final.- Final standings :-References:*...
: Champion - 19711971 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1971. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Czechoslovakia 88-69 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
: Champion - 19751975 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Colombia from 1975. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating Japan 106-75 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
: Champion - 19791979 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the South Korea from 1979. USA won the tournament.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
: Did not qualify - 19831983 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Brazil from 1983. Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating USA 84-82 in the final.- Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...
: Champion - 19861986 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by the Soviet Union from 1986. USA won the tournament, defeating Soviet Union 108-88 in the final.-Venues:*Olympic Stadium *Minsk Sports Palace -Final four:-Final standings:...
: 2nd - 19901990 FIBA World Championship for WomenThe 1990 edition of the FIBA World Championship for Women was held in four cities in Malaysia , from July 17 to July 22, 1990. The USA won the tournament before Yugoslavia and Cuba.-Final ranking:-References:* *...
: 5th